tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460027063166858182.post2816948523055248109..comments2024-03-14T00:19:34.624-07:00Comments on Life, Literature, Laughter...: LEXILES ARE B.S.!!!Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08384675539344356303noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460027063166858182.post-406497145341551262023-09-29T21:58:40.493-07:002023-09-29T21:58:40.493-07:00Lexiles, while a useful metric for assessing readi...Lexiles, while a useful metric for assessing reading difficulty, shouldn't be the sole measure of a reader's ability. <a href="https://giditechlab.com/5-best-chrome-vpn-extensions/" rel="nofollow">5 Best Chrome</a> They don't capture nuances like comprehension or interest. Hectornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460027063166858182.post-6624609177246707572020-12-03T10:48:22.296-08:002020-12-03T10:48:22.296-08:00Oh! I used to love that show!Oh! I used to love that show!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16926405654304720106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460027063166858182.post-61954675649649945452020-12-03T10:44:25.330-08:002020-12-03T10:44:25.330-08:00I'm a 7th grader who loves to read and write a...I'm a 7th grader who loves to read and write and my class just recently took the SRI. Personally I have always liked the SRI because it gives me a list of book that, if i choose to, I can go read. I agree that perhaps it could be more in depth and focus on things other than vocabulary but I do enjoy taking it. This may spurr from me always trying to beat my last lexile score, but that just Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16926405654304720106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460027063166858182.post-65392284341116890672019-11-01T12:26:17.490-07:002019-11-01T12:26:17.490-07:00Oh...not sure how blog stuff works...you can reach...Oh...not sure how blog stuff works...you can reach me at dallenkrug@gmail.comBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10010097790287282370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460027063166858182.post-80461788892201960922019-11-01T12:25:47.984-07:002019-11-01T12:25:47.984-07:00Do you still inspire reluctant or non-readers to r...Do you still inspire reluctant or non-readers to read? I need you!!!!!! (I teach 8th grade intensive reading to kids who hate reading for a variety of reasons.) I'm a 28 year veteran teacher, 24 of those were in special education with students who had learning disabilities mostly reading disabilities. Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10010097790287282370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460027063166858182.post-82652160391018771512018-08-18T19:50:34.304-07:002018-08-18T19:50:34.304-07:00Sup yall! i can't wait until this system has r...Sup yall! i can't wait until this system has reached it's end!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460027063166858182.post-1377094141796208632018-08-18T19:49:37.942-07:002018-08-18T19:49:37.942-07:00Hey, i know what you're saying. My little boy ...Hey, i know what you're saying. My little boy Austin was also told not to read his favorite book, what the hell is that! Damn, that teacher hasn't seen what she has coming for her!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460027063166858182.post-56216285048755092142018-08-18T19:45:07.446-07:002018-08-18T19:45:07.446-07:00Honey, i completely agree with you. I myself have ...Honey, i completely agree with you. I myself have a daughter who's 14 years old, she came home one day and she told me that her teacher told her she couldn't read the book i bought her because her lexile level was too low. I was angry, i've never limited any of my children that way, and i have 4. so i went down to her school and i told the teacher to allow her to read what she likes Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460027063166858182.post-17847003098556706932018-08-18T19:38:59.042-07:002018-08-18T19:38:59.042-07:00I made my way through Barnes and Noble today and i...I made my way through Barnes and Noble today and i saw the most outrageous thing ever! it was a child no more than 11 searching for a book, and her mother limited her to such a small section because of her lexile level. How horrible, i thought, just let the child read for god's sake! any book she reads will be beneficial to her as long as it's appropriate, and not Fifty shades of grey, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460027063166858182.post-37365522193910314382018-08-17T05:24:28.395-07:002018-08-17T05:24:28.395-07:00what is the highest lexile you have heard of a stu...what is the highest lexile you have heard of a student having? mine is 1506 and i am not sure how i rank?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460027063166858182.post-26962429593899325152018-08-17T05:24:24.252-07:002018-08-17T05:24:24.252-07:00what is the highest lexile you have heard of a stu...what is the highest lexile you have heard of a student having? mine is 1506 and i am not sure how i rank?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460027063166858182.post-49601039679213946582018-04-09T15:50:15.017-07:002018-04-09T15:50:15.017-07:00This statement is completely unreasonable. I'm...This statement is completely unreasonable. I'm in seventh grade and have a 1400 lexile, but I don't think I'd be able to read a book like Moby Dick. 1200 isn't very high in my opinion; many people I know exceed that. Moby Dick's low lexile does not exemplify its actual complexity. Many books, like Moby Dick, are more sophisticated than their vocabulary makes them appear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460027063166858182.post-4770532946430844632018-03-29T06:07:43.528-07:002018-03-29T06:07:43.528-07:00Heaven cried.
The rain was falling, and the groun...Heaven cried.<br /><br />The rain was falling, and the ground was soggy; it was a gloomy day.Lit6-7DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13000986556076768472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460027063166858182.post-43238017721435388302018-02-17T18:57:50.357-08:002018-02-17T18:57:50.357-08:00Are you in the S.F. Bay Area? I'll come to yo...Are you in the S.F. Bay Area? I'll come to your school and give my talk, plus booklists (yeah, I charge, but there are a lot of giveaways).<br /><br />Also, feel free to share this article (with attribution, please) with anyone in your district.<br /><br />Thank you for fighting the good fight!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08384675539344356303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460027063166858182.post-17457075065025516602018-02-17T18:56:48.152-08:002018-02-17T18:56:48.152-08:00Which is heartbreaking, isn't it? It's no...Which is heartbreaking, isn't it? It's not how good teachers want to teach. And, don't get me started on Common Core (heavy sigh)<br /><br />Thank you for your commentSharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08384675539344356303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460027063166858182.post-62540550850997460142018-02-17T18:56:02.511-08:002018-02-17T18:56:02.511-08:00It is SO FRUSTRATING and such a huge disservice to...It is SO FRUSTRATING and such a huge disservice to students. Feel free to share this article (with attribution please) as widely as you would like. :-)<br />Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08384675539344356303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460027063166858182.post-34819510859795068802018-02-17T10:23:55.956-08:002018-02-17T10:23:55.956-08:00I wish we could all fight this. I wish we could all fight this. Gumph.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05896165410226783600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460027063166858182.post-2992906483486751382018-02-17T10:23:12.188-08:002018-02-17T10:23:12.188-08:00I wish someone could come to my school and address...I wish someone could come to my school and address this - the district is obsessed with the word "Lexile" - I feel like yelling "The Emperor has no clothes!" Gumph.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05896165410226783600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460027063166858182.post-87678993259774531992018-02-16T13:34:37.294-08:002018-02-16T13:34:37.294-08:00Still used in the Common Core States, about 24 but...Still used in the Common Core States, about 24 but down from 45 states. And the Lexile is one of several rating schemes now codified in CEDS the Common Education Data Standards Project, designed to put a computer code on anything and everything bearing on education so --don't you know--all learning can be computer-driven by algorithms that put you at the right reading level. The Lexile is in Laura h. Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00554338609112790492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460027063166858182.post-46434490345502563372018-01-25T10:39:23.950-08:002018-01-25T10:39:23.950-08:00As I am going through my classroom library and ass...As I am going through my classroom library and assessing books, it took me only a few books to realize the Lexile Rating is an absolutely worthless way of determining readability for my fourth grade class. I cannot believe this idea has stuck so long. It is meaningless. Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13766273934114084265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460027063166858182.post-16859034756220222018-01-02T13:26:34.948-08:002018-01-02T13:26:34.948-08:00The next test, I got a 1471, which again was incon...The next test, I got a 1471, which again was inconsistent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460027063166858182.post-41144557981513486242018-01-01T12:29:01.665-08:002018-01-01T12:29:01.665-08:00When I was in the seventh grade,my lexile score wa...When I was in the seventh grade,my lexile score was 1595, which seemed pretty accurate to me, but in the sixth grade,my lexile had been 1473 one time and 1472 the next, which confused me, so I believe you on this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460027063166858182.post-51863891197316534282017-12-19T18:09:14.685-08:002017-12-19T18:09:14.685-08:00Lexile is damaging to readers. It is seriously fl...Lexile is damaging to readers. It is seriously flawed and useless. Ban it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460027063166858182.post-5263210258361869462017-10-18T17:00:46.199-07:002017-10-18T17:00:46.199-07:00My 13 year old seems to spend more time looking fo...My 13 year old seems to spend more time looking for a book in his lexile level than he does actually reading. Our middle School is run by lexile Nazis and have made reading such a miserable experience my kid has lost all interest. Thanks lexileAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705246018112094555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460027063166858182.post-49142257045433524072017-09-18T22:00:27.579-07:002017-09-18T22:00:27.579-07:00I guess I should have my 8 year old read The Grape...I guess I should have my 8 year old read The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men and my 10 year old read Diary of a Whimpy Kid. Lexiles are crap. Writers write because they love words, stories and life. Trying to quantify that with a number is idiocy. Do you want to inspire readers or hamper them. My 8 year old loved Jurassic Park and I loved that he loved it. My 12 year old loved Matilda and I Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15201718665599721922noreply@blogger.com